Tag Skyscraper

12-12-2018

CTBUH’s list of outstanding skyscrapers

The list of skyscrapers presented with an Award of Excellence, the first step in the CTBUH 2019 Awards presented to the world’s best tall buildings by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, have been announced.

11-12-2018

35XV a sequined skyscraper in Manhattan by FXCollaborative

The Manhattan skyscraper designed by FXCollaborative recalls a sparkling sequined dress. Letâ's discover one of the most important designs by the studio that is the focus of the sixth event in The Architects Series, the cultural event at the Iris Ceramica Groupâ's SpazioFMGperl'Architettura exhibition space.

30-11-2018

Air China Tower with aluminium cladding by AREP and IPPR

The Air China Tower is a simple building with a double skin of glass and micro-perforated aluminium, with a wing shape like the fuselage of a plane

05-09-2018

West 57th Street: a new courtscraper by BIG Bjarke Ingels Group

West 57th Street is the building that stands for the new Manhattan, where buildings are giving way to greenery and architecture is ecologically efficient. Designed by BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, West 57th Street is now known as the courtscraper.

17-08-2018

BIG completes the new Shenzhen Energy Mansion skyscraper

Shenzhen has a new urban landmark: recently, the new Shenzhen Energy Company skyscraper, designed by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, has been completed. Its pleated façade is the result of a study aimed at maximising the contribution of architecture in terms of energy performance and users’ comfort.

10-08-2018

BIG Bjarke Ingels Group’s Courtscraper W57 in Manhattan

Courtscraper W57, built on Manhattan’s West 57th Street by BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, combines all the advantages of European-style courtyard buildings with those of American skyscrapers, employing interesting formal and technological solutions

06-06-2018

Oasia Hotel Downtown named Best Tall Building Worldwide 2018

The Tall + Urban Innovation Conference is over, and the jury of the CTBUH 2018 Awards has announced the winners in each category. The overall winner is Woha’s Oasia Hotel Downtown in Singapore, named Best Tall Building Worldwide 2018.

17-05-2018

CTBUH Urban Habitat Award for skyscrapers and urban context

Architecture’s impact on its context, whether natural or urban, goes farther than the footprint of the building itself; a skyscraper, for example, becomes a landmark visible from a great distance away. The CTBUH presents annual awards for tall buildings that have a positive impact on their surroundings. We take a look at the candidates for the 2018 awards.